Published waiting times

Publishing our waiting times is one of the many ways we strive to be accountable and transparent to the public. Keeping a close eye on these statistics helps us to continue to improve our service.

See the files below for Excel documents showing our most recently published waiting times.

If you would like further statistics on our services and the population we support, then you may want to take a look at NHS Digital’s data and information page. NHS Digital collects and publishes wide-ranging data on NHS services across the country.

Waiting times for mental health services

For more information about NHS waiting times, you can take a look at the the NHS website

If you’re referred for a mental health condition, you have the legal right to start non-urgent consultant-led treatment within maximum waiting times.

This right only applies to services commissioned by the NHS in England and doesn’t include public health services commissioned by local authorities, maternity services, or non-consultant-led mental health services.

Consultant-led mental health services are covered by the NHS 18-week maximum waiting time. For more information, read the guide to NHS waiting times.

NHS England works to reduce waiting times for people experiencing mental health issues. It is committed to developing and implementing mental health care pathways – including maximum waiting times for treatment – by 2020/21. Standards are being brought in on a phased basis.

Access and waiting times have been introduced for Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) . This is also the case for those people a first episode of psychosis. A standard has been announced for community-based eating disorders for children and young people and further pathways are in development.